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9:25 AM ET, June 24, 2018

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Why a small-town restaurant owner asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave — and would do it again — Stephanie Wilkinson was at home Friday evening — nearly 200 miles from the White House — when the choice presented itself. — Her phone rang about 8 p.m. It was the chef at the Red Hen …

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:

Red Hen owner reveals she allowed employees to vote on booting Huckabee Sanders out of restaurant — and Sarah lost — The owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia explained why she ejected White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders from the establishment on Friday evening.

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Post, Daily Wire and Mother Jones

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the lost art of shunning — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders — whose lies are piling up at a furious rate and whose defense of the child-separation policy prompted a reporter to exclaim, “Come on, Sarah, you're a parent” — was reportedly asked …

Discussion: Axios, Althouse, CNN, Raw Story, twitchy.com and TMZ.com

TMZ.com:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Kicked Out of Restaurant on Moral Grounds

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Fox News, TheBlaze and Axios

Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Reviewers pounce on online report Virginia restaurant refused to serve Sarah Sanders

Discussion: Washington Times, Newsweek, Trevor Loudon's New Zeal Blog, Mashable, The Atlantic, Gizmodo, AOL, The Week and ThinkProgress

Rory Tingle / Daily Mail:
‘I always do my best to treat people respectfully, including those I disagree with’ …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Louder With Crowder

Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Asked to Leave Restaurant Over White House Work

Discussion: Conservative News Today, IJR, CBS New York and Outside the Beltway

Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:

In Nevada, Trump goes after ‘Wacky Jacky’ — President Donald Trump tried to give a boost to Sen. Dean Heller in Las Vegas on Saturday, dubbing his opponent “Wacky Jacky” while brushing past the immigration controversy that has overwhelmed his presidency in recent days.

Discussion: Fox News, The Week, Nevada - FOX5 Vegas and HuffPost

Katie Rogers / New York Times:

Trump Appeals to Republicans in Las Vegas, Leaving Behind Washington's Legislative Chaos — LAS VEGAS — Leaving behind the chaos he sowed in Washington with his shifting immigration policies, President Trump visited his second midterm battleground state of the week on Saturday to deliver …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Alexander Burns / New York Times:

Elizabeth Warren Condemned Trump in Reno. He Answered in Las Vegas With a Slur. — HENDERSON, Nev. — The clash began Saturday morning with a populist denunciation of President Trump's policies, delivered in Reno, Nev., by a Democratic senator who is one of his most ferocious critics.

Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump promotes tax cuts, reduced regulations

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and LasVegasSun.com

Tara Palmeri / ABC News:

Republicans prepare bill allowing migrant children to be detained more than 20 days — Republican lawmakers are preparing to vote on a more narrow immigration bill that would allow immigrant children to stay in detention facilities with their parents for more than 20 days, senior White House and Hill officials tell ABC News.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and POLITICUSUSA

miamiherald:

Babies separated from parents are in immigrant shelters near Miami, lawmaker says — At least 10 babies and toddlers taken away from their parents after crossing the the U.S.-Mexico border are being housed in “tender-age shelters” in Miami-Dade, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told the Miami Herald on Saturday.

Yesha Callahan / The Root:

PermitPatty: White Woman Calls Police on 8-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Water, Says She Was Tired of the Noise [Update] — Update: June 23, 2018 6:17 p.m EDT: The woman appropriately dubbed #PermitPatty has been identified as Alison Ettel, who owns a weed for dogs business in San Francisco.

Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
White Woman Threatened To Call Cops On 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water

Discussion: Raw Story, CBS Los Angeles and cupbord

Francis Whittaker / NBC News:

The end of memes? Campaigners dismayed at European internet ruling — Article 13 of a new E.U. law would place responsibility for enforcing copyright onto platforms rather than individuals, with potentially big implications for internet culture. — LONDON — A means to an end, or an end to memes?

Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:

DOJ gives Congress new classified documents on Russia probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has given House Republicans new classified information related to the Russia investigation after lawmakers had threatened to hold officials in contempt of Congress or even impeach them.

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
FBI hands House GOP thousands of documents on Russia probe

Discussion: Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and emptywheel

Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post: Commerce secretary suggested citizenship question to Justice Dept., according to memo …

Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:

This Was the Week That Finally Broke Trump's Spell … Donald Trump can't define or pronounce the word Manichaean, but he knows it when he sees it. For Trump, there are two types of people; Donald Trump, and losers, and the one thing Donald Trump can't abide is a loser.

Paul Demko / Politico:

Reversal of fortune: Obamacare rate hikes pose headache for Republicans — Unlike recent campaign cycles, when Republicans capitalized on Obamacare sticker shock, they're now likely to be the ones feeling the wrath of voters. — Obamacare premiums are once again poised to spike by double digits in 2019 …

Discussion: Political Wire

David J. Lynch / Washington Post:

Trump's China crackdown enjoys wide support. Here's why that could be a problem for him. — In less than two weeks, U.S. customs officers are scheduled to begin collecting tariffs on Chinese imports, a step that will either give President Trump the leverage he needs to secure a trade deal …

Discussion: Raw Story

Tampa Bay Times:

Pam Bondi confronted by protesters outside Mister Rogers movie — When asked whether Mister Rogers would have approached the situation the same way the activists did, one of the protesters said, “I'm not Mister Rogers.” — A group of protesters accosted Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi outside …

Discussion: Trevor Loudon's New Zeal Blog, POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart, Florida Politics, twitchy.com and Mediaite

Washington Post:

‘Every man and woman for themselves’: White House offers discordant messages on migrant separation policy — Melania Trump wore a jacket emblazoned with the message “I really don't care, do u?” while trying to show she cared by visiting migrant children. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions …